PLA Deputy Chief meets Pak PM Gilani; PLA refutes media reports on aircraft carriers; China tests missile interception technology; PLA sets up ‘online military academy’;
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  • The visiting Deputy Chief of PLA General Staff Gen. Ma Xiaotian met with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani. Ma was in Pakistan to attend the 7th China-Pakistan defense security consultation meeting on January 9.1

    The PLA took strong exception to media reports stating that China intended to “establish two aircraft carrier formations” as “groundless, fabricated and extremely irresponsible.”2

    China tested ground-based midcourse missile interception technology on January 12. The expected objectives were reportedly achieved.3

    The PLA set up an “online military academy” to promote joint operations capability of the army.4

    The PLA Navy enrolled over 9,000 national defense students in 5 major arms and equipment research institutions in tune with the terms of agreements in force with 14 civilian higher learning institutions since 1999.5 The effort is geared towards synchronizing university education and requirements of the Navy to produce high-quality military recruits.6

    In other developments, China's Ministry of National Defense announced an emergency humanitarian aid worth 13 million Yuan ($1.9 million) to quake-hit Haiti.7

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